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Something that's GPS etc connected and also logs data for work n back trips, with perhaps plugin while there, etc-etc.
ie; knows about traffic and every route, robot, up n down, etc in the trip.
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Something from Eugene, OR, that never went anywhere [apparently] I'm A Green Driver/Enlighten
www.govtech.com/transportation/traffic-app-predicts-green-lights.html
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Traffic App Predicts Green Lights
Ever feel like red lights last forever? A new app tells you how long you'll have to wait to see green.
January 13, 2014 • Jessica Mulholland
A new smartphone app called EnLighten is telling drivers how long they might be waiting at traffic lights. Inventor Matt Ginsberg’s novel creation predicts when a red light will turn green.
The app uses GPS technology to gather location data and analyze traffic information. It can also calculate a car’s velocity using its accelerometer. In many cities, traffic light timing changes depending on real-time traffic, so the app generates a prediction based on a combination of factors.
Ginsberg’s goal is to have the app running in 50 cities by year’s end. So far, Portland and Eugene, Ore.; Pasadena, Arcadia and San Jose, Calif.; Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah; Garland, Texas; and Las Vegas, Nev., are on board.
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I experienced this once when my son was in town with his SRT-8 and iPhone.
Anyways... what I came here to say was -- on topic or not?
The 'revolutonary design' is lifted from the steam compound engine. But note especially at
?t=592 the Isothermal Compressed-Air Vehicle. They claim 90% of battery performance levels.
My interest in compressed air comes from the Scuderi patent. It's a split-cycle arrangement that can have a compressed air tank interposed to make an internal combustion/compressed air hybrid.
I suspect a flat four boxer could salvage that tech. An inline two-cylinder ICE on one bank and a compressor on the other with different sized cylinders.